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Pfäffikon

Located in Bezirk Pfäffikon, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°21′59″ N 8°47′37″ E

Map showing the location of Pfäffikon Pfäffikon
Location in Switzerland
Population
12,164
12.2K
Elevation
578 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Pfäffikon
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport59 km

About Pfäffikon

Pfäffikon is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Pfäffikon, Canton of Zurich. Population: 12,164. Elevation: 578 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Pfäffikersee and Humbelweiher.

Climate of Pfäffikon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (134 mm)
Driest month
January (62 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pfäffikon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°13°18°20°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Pfäffikon

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 59 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 16 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 94 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pfäffikon

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 5,224 natural sites, 1,036 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Ufenau Island 17 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 16 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 19 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 20 kmW

25–60 km1,778 places

  • Mainau Island 48 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 27 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 44 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 35 kmN

60–100 km4,824 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 96 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 89 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 95 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pfäffikon

37 places
  1. 1 Pfaeffikon 11.9K
  2. 2 Pfäffikon / Pfäffikon (Dorfkern) 5.6K
  3. 3 Pfäffikon / Irgenhausen 2K
  4. 4 Pfäffikon / Oberwil 367
  5. 5 Berg 337
  6. 6 Auslikon 331
  7. 7 Hermatswil 111
  8. 8 Ober-Balm 97
  9. 9 Wallikon 57
  10. 10 Unter-Balm 49
  11. 11 Weid 46
  12. 12 Humbel 34
  13. 13 Rutschberg 31
  14. 14 Witzberg 28
  15. 15 Schanz 24
  16. 16 Faichrüti 22
  17. 17 Ravensbühl 19
  18. 18 Unter-Sulzberg 19
  19. 19 Ober-Sulzberg 17
  20. 20 Seiler 17
  21. 21 Schür 16
  22. 22 Lirenagel 15
  23. 23 Sitzbühl 12
  24. 24 Freudenberg 8
  25. 25 Brand 7
  26. 26 Frohmatt 7
  27. 27 Mittelried 7
  28. 28 Rappenholz 7
  29. 29 Grund 6
  30. 30 Neuhof 6
  31. 31 Ober-Rick 6
  32. 32 Schibler 6
  33. 33 Boden 4
  34. 34 Schöpli 4
  35. 35 Unter-Rick 3
  36. 36 Zelg 3
  37. 37 Holzweid 2

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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